Heidi Honeycutt Explained

Heidi Honeycutt is an American journalist, author, actress, filmmaker, film programmer, and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Etheria Film Night,^{[1] [2] [3]} a film festival that showcases short films by women directors. She established the festival in 2014 with Stacy Pippi Hammon,^{[4] [5]} and serves as its Director of Programming.^[6] Honeycutt and Hammon had previously run the Viscera Film Festival alongside Shannon Lark.^[7] As a journalist, Honeycutt has written for such magazines as Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland.^[8]

In 2007, Honeycutt wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Wretched, which she also co-directed with Leslie Delano.^[9] She also appeared as herself in the horror mockumentary, The Once and Future Smash.^[10] In 2024, she served as jury president of the International Short Film Competition award ceremony at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival.^[11]

Partial bibliography

• "A Century of Mädchen: Femmes and Frauen in Fascist, New Wave, and Contemporary European Cinema", in Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (eds.)'s Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through (2014). Supernova Books. .
• I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies (2024). Headpress Books. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spotlight September 2020: Heidi Honeycutt, Film Programmer, Producer, Champion for Women in Horror. Heller-Nicholas. Alexandra. August 30, 2020. AWFJ.org. Alliance of Women Film Journalists. March 15, 2024.
2. Web site: Heidi Honeycutt Dishes on Etheria, Women in Horror, and More!. Doupé. Tyler. July 14, 2021. Dread Central. March 15, 2024.
3. Book: Bacon. Simon. 2022. Spoofing the Vampire: Essays on Bloodsucking Comedy. McFarland & Company. 153. 978-1476682686.
4. Web site: An Interview with Heidi Honeycutt, Horror Film Journalist and Founder of Etheria Film Night. Phillips. Marian. July 9, 2020. The Lineup. March 15, 2024.
5. Watch trailer for anthology horror and sci-fi series Etheria. Collis. Clark. August 12, 2020. Entertainment Weekly. March 15, 2024.
6. News: Anderson. John. April 3, 2016. Women directors bring new blood to sci-fi, horror. The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. C8. March 15, 2024. Newspapers.com.
7. Web site: The horror, the horror: women gather in LA for Viscera film festival. Marks. Lisa. July 12, 2012. The Guardian. March 15, 2024.
8. Web site: The Unfair Business of Being a Woman Director in the Boys Club of Horror Filmmaking. Barone. Matt. May 30, 2013. Complex. March 15, 2024.
9. Book: Peirse. Alison. 2020. Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre. Rutgers University Press. 151. 978-1978805118.
10. Web site: Mesnard . Terry . [Panic Fest 2023 Review] The Once and Future Smash is the Mockumentary Punch Line to End Zone 2's Joke ]. Gayly Dreadful . 28 April 2023 . 5 April 2024.
11. Web site: Competitions . Fantasia Festival . 21 August 2024.